White Sox widen AL lead with double sweep and late heroics
The Chicago White Sox extended their AL lead to three games by sweeping a doubleheader from Washington 4 3 and 9 0 behind Gerry Staley and Early Wynn. New York edged Kansas City twice 4 3 in 14 innings and 3 2 in 11 to climb into a tie for third with Baltimore as Detroit moved past the Athletics. The Giants widened NL lead to 1 ½ games with a 4 3 win over Cincinnati. Braves beat Dodgers 8 7. Pittsburgh beat Chicago 5 3 in 10 innings. Philadelphia swept St Louis 8 3 and 4 2. Wynn earned his 15th win. Landis scored on a costly throw in the Chicago win.
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al Lopez
White Sox
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Washington
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Wynn
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Athletics
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Los Angeles
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Dodgers
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Chicago
Cubs
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Senators
Roy Sievers
Jim Landis
Landis
Dick Hyde
Staley
Harmon Killebrew
Milt Pappas
Jim Perry
Maverick wins Gold Cup amid Seattle harbor flood of fans
150000 fans packed Seattle to watch the Gold Cup hydroplane race end in a tight finish. Cowboy Bill Stead steered Maverick to victory over Bill Muncey in Miss Thriftway as officials finally tallied a two hour decision. The race covered 90 miles with Stead and Muncey tied on points at 1325, while Nitrogen claimed third and Wahoo fourth as fourteen boats raced.
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Bill Stead
Maverick
Lake Mead
Nev
Detroit
William Waggoner
Phoenix
Luke Mead
Stead
Bill Muncey
Muncey
Thriftway
Washington, D.C
Nitrogen
Wahoo
Kai
Charles F. Johnson Jr. Dies Former Endicott Johnson Leader
Charles F. Johnson Jr. aged 71, longtime chairman of the board and former president of Endicott Johnson, died Sunday in Johnson City New York.
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Johnson City
N.Y
Charles F. Johson Jr
Endicott Johnson
Water level lowered for 60 days at Warren Dam repairs
The Northern Virginia Power Co. announces starting August 9, 1959 the pool behind Warren Dam will be lowered about 4 feet for permanent repairs. Work预计 to take about 60 days with water level down during that period if stream flow permits, asking public indulgence for the inconvenience.
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Warren Dam
Major League Standings and Recent Results Summary
American League standings show Chicago leading with 66 wins, Cleveland 64, Baltimore 55, New York 55, Detroit 54, Kansas City 52, Boston 50, Washington 44. Monday games feature New York at Boston and Cleveland at Kansas City. Results include Chicago 4 Washington 3, Baltimore 4 Cleveland 3, Detroit 7 Boston 3, New York 4 3 Kansas City 3 2 in 14 innings, and 1st game 3-2. Saturday results Krak. (Note: OCR garble present. restated core facts)
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W. L. Pet
Chicago
Cleveland
Baltimore
New York
Detroit
Kansas City
Boston
Washington
Montague Faces PhoStars In Battle For Standings Tonight
In Senseng Park action F M Bank girls beat Culpeper 7 3 with Joy O Bryn homering after Connie Baker double Burleson closes strong striking out the seventh Hummer dominates TACs 11 2 and EUB routs Market 10 5 Donnie Oates wins seven hitter as EUB stays 16 4 Montague sits 14 5 and PhoStars 18 2 in 24 game cycle with late playoff implications Phostars host Montague in a key 8 30 pm clash tonight while Sunnyside and White Post meet at 7 and a makeup game at 6.
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F&m Bank
Culpeper
F&m
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Hummer
Tacs
Boswell
Fuller
Pitta
Cal’ Singhass
Myers
H. Lloyed
Gray
Singhass
Clevenger
Clarke County Esso
Travelers
Charlie Armel
EUB
Bill Hickerson
Market
Jim Hickerson
Newbrough
Donnie Oates
Woody O'Hara
Robbie Robinson
Pho Stars
Montague
Burnt Factory
White Post Charge
Sunnyside
Braddock
Grace Bible Greenhorns
Thostars
Phostars
Grace Bible Phostars
White Post
Dow Finsterwald Tops Cleveland Open In Dramatic Finish
Dow Finsterwald won the $25,000 Cleveland Open at Seneca course with an eight under 276 total after a closing 68. Gene Littler and Mike Souchak tied for second, Finsterwald earning $3,500 plus a $5,000 bonus for a 1956 repeat. He heads to Detroit for the Motor City Open after the victory.
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Dapper Dow Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Detroit
Finsterwald
Dow
Athena
Ohio
Cleveland
Seneca
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Calif
Big Mike Souchak
Duke
Grossinger
Handley teen wins foot race at Manassas Drag Strip
Seventeen year old Josie O Hara, a Handley junior track star, won a foot race at the Manassas Drag Strip, clocking 17 miles per hour to finish the one fifth mile in under 56 seconds. He outdistanced 15 competitors as Jimmy Anderson placed third in the A Stock class.
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Josie O’hara
Handley
Manassas
Josie
Jimmy Anderson
Shooters Show Progress At Winchester Junior Rifle Club
Two more boys, Larry Schaffer and Warren Stone, earned Sharpshooter at 50 feet firing prone. Craig Bentzel and Scott Spellman posted solid scores toward Pro-Marksman and Marksman First Class. Distinguished candidates include Bill Leatherman, Pam Robinson, and Mike Robinson. A young shooter correctly identified a double hole, underscoring growing skill and respect for careful marksmanship.
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Larry Schaffer
Warren Stone
Winchester
Armory
Larry
Warren
Craig Bentzel
Scott Spellman
Alan White
Jock White
Bill Leatherman
Pam
Mike Robinson
Mike
Bill
Archbishop Fermin Lafitte Dies at 71 in Buenos Aires
Msgr. Fermin Lafitte 71, appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Buenos Aires, died Saturday in Argentina. The church leader had recently taken the Buenos Aires post.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Fermin Lafitte
Winchester Blues Win 16-2 Over Charles Town. Goode Goes Hurt
Winchester's baseball club crushed Charles Town 16-2 at Rouss Park as Wendell Dick earned his fifth win with nine strikeouts. Goode dislocated his knee in the seventh and will miss about six weeks, while a stray foul shattered a windshield. Bake sale planned at McCrory's Saturday to cover losses.
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Rouss Park
Ball Club
McCrory’s
Dickie Goode
Wendell Dick
Biller
Myers
West Virginians
Goode
Bobby Carter
Jimmy Dix
Everett Kibler
Larry Hockman
Kibler
Hockman
Ainsworth
Johnson
Myres
PUSH stomach gas relief ad claims fast, pleasant relief
An advertisement touts PUSH as a prescription type medicine for stomach distress. It promises rapid relief from gas and heartburn due to acid indigestion, neutralizing excess acidity without causing constipation. The copy highlights pleasant taste and a large economy size, urging readers to ask for PUSH at drug counters.
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Evening Star Sports
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Mt. Falls
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Clarksville, Va
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Henry Lauterbach
Portsmouth
Lauterbach
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Silver Spring
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Miami
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